Weezer and Weird Al Tackle Toto's "Africa"

posted by Frank -

This whole Weezer "Africa" thing just keeps snowballing into a bigger, weirder, more entertaining thing.

First, a teenage fan started a movement, begging Weezer for months (half-jokingly) trying to get the band to cover the 1982 Totohit.

Then Weezer quietly released "Africa" and people went crazy. The song became Weezer's highest-charting single in a decade; the band performed it for the first time ever on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro.